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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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